Buddhadev P. Chaudhuri

Buddhadev P. Chaudhuri has a diverse work experience in the field of microsystems engineering and biopharma startups.

Buddhadev is currently the CEO & Co-Founder of Keylika, a biopharma startup focused on developing metallodrugs to treat unmet medical needs.

Prior to that, they worked at Biolinq where they held multiple roles including Director of Microsystems Engineering, Principal Microsystems Engineer, and Senior Microfabrication Engineer.

Buddhadev also gained experience at Koniku as the Lead for Microsystems, where they worked on microsystem technologies.

Buddhadev has a strong research background, having worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, San Francisco, where they contributed to the development of artificial implantable organs.

Buddhadev also worked as a Research Associate at KU Leuven, Belgium, and as an IWT Innovation Mandate Post-doctoral Research Fellow at KU Leuven/IMEC, Belgium, where they focused on polymer microneedle arrays and fabrication process optimization.

Furthermore, they completed a Ph.D. at KU Leuven/IMEC, Belgium, as a Doctoral Researcher.

Early in their career, they gained research experience as a Research Scientist at Philips Research and a Research Assistant at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore.

Throughout their career, Buddhadev has demonstrated expertise in microfabrication, MEMS process optimization, characterization of nanomaterials, and device packaging.

Buddhadev P. Chaudhuri's education history begins with their Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology, which they completed from 2001 to 2005.

Buddhadev then pursued a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Microsystems Engineering from ESIEE PARIS and Nanyang Technological University Singapore, studying from 2006 to 2007.

Later, Buddhadev earned a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in MEMS-based Biomedical Microsystems for Drug Delivery from KU Leuven, where they studied from 2007 to 2012.

Additionally, in 2020, they attended Stanford University's Idea to Market Program, although the specific field of study is not provided.

Prior to their formal education, Buddhadev attended Bishop Cotton Boys' School in Bangalore and La Martiniere for Boys in Calcutta, although the degree and field of study for those schools are not mentioned.